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Shorter telomere length increases the risk of lymphocyte immunodeficiency: A Mendelian randomization study
2024-05-02
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<h4>Background: </h4> For a long time, the prevailing viewpoint suggests that shorter telomere contribute to chromosomal instability, which is a shared characteristic of both aging and cancer. The newest research presented that T cell immune deficiency rather than chromosome instability predisposes patients with short telomere syndromes to some cancers. However, the relationship between genetically determined telo...
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- Literature Corpus work
- a0930089-d6bd-5439-a0e2-a3bfdf60d631
- DOI
- 10.22541/au.171465744.48547121/v1
